Brake-shaft.



H. PRIES.

BRAKE SHAFT APPLICATION FILED FEB- 10. 1913.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

THC K 3.

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"I claim as my invention-:- 1. In a brake shaft forrailway cars, incombination, a sleeve adapted to be jourcar and which may, therefore,rest directly naled in suitable boxes, a rod slidable in the sleeve, ahand piece carried by the rod,

means for attaching a brake chain to the sleeve, and a latch pivotallycarried by the sleeve for supporting the rod.

2.- In a brake shaft for railway cars, in

nombination, a sleeve adapted to beqourv v {-naled in suitable boxes, arod slidable in the "sleeve, :1 hand piece carried by he rod,

means for attaching a brake chain to the sleeve, aratchet wheel carriedby the sleeve,

- a holding pawl coiiperating with the ratchet wheel, and a latchpivotally carried by the sleeve. fornsupporting the rod.

3. In a brake shaft forrailway cars, in

combination, a sleeve adapted to be jourjnaled in suitable boxes andhaving'a lateral .aperture and a bridge piece crossing the apl erture',a rod slidable 1n the sleeve,-a hand- "as :piecec'arried by the rod,means for attaching 'abrake chain to the sleeve,1and a latch forsupporting the 'rod within the" sleeve and being housed withinthe'sleeve aperture and held in place by the bridge piece.

a brake shaft for railway cars, in combmatmn, a sleeve adapted to bejouriialed in suitable boxes andhaving a lateral eperture'anda bridgPiece crossing the P erture, a rod slidable in the sleeve, a hand-Ipiece carried by the rod, means for attach ang a brake chain to thesleeve, and a latch for supporting the rod within the sleeve and beinghoused within the sleeve aperture and =-'ha;ving a downwardly facingshoulder ongageable with the bridge piece.

5. In a brake mast an operated partpan operating part, and meanspivotally.and

slidably mounted within said operated part for supporting said operatingpart.

6. In a brake mast comprising an'operating part, and an operated partoperatively connected together, means pivotally andslidablvmounted'withiri one 'of said parts. adapted to support the otherof said, parts,

for the telescogic reception of the other 0 I said parts an meanspivotally mounted within. said operated part adapted to support saidoperating part.

9. Inla brake mast, an operating part, an operated part having anopening formed therein for the telescopic reception of said peratingpart when said rTperating part is in inoperative. position, and meansslidably and pivotally mounted within said operated part for supportingsaid' operating part i when in operatlve'position. i HERMAN PRIESI"Witnesses: I

LOUIS M. Borso'r, Jno. W. CARI-SON.

